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School 33 "Open Studio"

General NewsFor those who do not already know, School 33 is part of the "Open Studio" Tour this weekend. This is a great opportunity for people to check out the galleries in the 'hood and support our little gem of a school.

Open Studio Tour Kick Off Reception and Block PartyFriday, October 17th 5-8pm at School 33 (at 1427 Light Street)

The kick off will be followed by Exhibitions that will be open from 12 - 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.

School 33 Art Center
www.school33.org
1427 Light St
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-4641
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City Cleanup Day - Saturday, Oct 18

General NewsThe Citywide Fall Cleanup Day, known as the "Fall Harvest Cleaning & Greening" will be this Saturday, October 18th.

Residents should use this day to cleanup the areas around their homes - pickup trash & debris, pull weeds etc. Or, if you know of an area that needs attention, maybe around the corner from you, up the block etc. take the time Saturday to clean those areas.

We will also have a group meeting at 9am at the Riverside Park gazebo – coffee and donuts for the early birds!

Please try to join the group in the park or tackle your own area. There are many areas in the neighborhood that need attention!
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Baltimore Marathon Oct 11

General NewsThe 8th Annual Under Armour/Baltimore Marathon Running Festival

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation today announced temporary street closures and parking restrictions in effect for the 8th Annual Under Armour/Baltimore Marathon on Saturday, October 11, 2008. The 26 mile marathon will begin at 8:00 a.m. from Russell and Camden Streets. In conjunction with the marathon and the CareFirst/ Blue Cross/Blue Shield Half-Marathon, the United Way 5K Run will also be held along with the Legg Mason Team Relay and the Kids Fun Run. Approximately 14, 000 runners are expected to participate in this year’s events.

The following streets in our area will be closed on Saturday, October 11, 2008:
Key Highway from Cross Street to Light Street - 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m
Key Hwy. - from Light St. to Lawrence St. to Fort Ave. – 7:35 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Fort Ave. - from Fort Ave. (around Fort) and back to Lawrence Street – 7:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Key Hwy. - from Lawrence St. to Light St. – 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Come out and cheer the runners on!

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Tree Pits and Mulching Help Needed this Sat 9/27

General NewsTree Pits and Mulching: this Saturday(9/27 9-11am)

Meet at the Riverside Park Sign (Randall and Covington) at 9am

Coffee and doughnuts

I have 5 new tree pit locations along Covington, Jackson, and Webster. The contractor will break the concrete for us on Friday. Saturday morning, we will remove the concrete, add some topsoil, and mulch trees in this area. If you have an hour Saturday morning, we can always use extra help. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jackson Fisher at jkf42@yahoo.com

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Next RNA meeting, Monday Aug 25!

General NewsThe next RNA meeting will be Monday, August 25th at 7pm

6:30 social
7:00 meeting - Speaker from Baltimore City Department of Tax Assesments to explain the property
assessment process and answer questions.

Committee updates - including development and crime updates - lots of recent developments
Upcoming events
Open forum

As always, meetings will be at Salem Lutheran Church on the corner of Randall St. & Battery Ave. Enter through the Battery Ave entrance.

Hope to see you there!

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Reminder - Concert in the Park Sunday!

General NewsThe Sunday Summer Concerts at Riverside Park Return!

The Friends of Riverside Park invite you to pack a picnic, relax with your neighbors and enjoy local music while supporting your neighborhood park!

All baked goods and raffle proceeds benefit Friends of Riverside Park
in their efforts to maintain and improve our park.

Concert starts at 6:30 pm.

August 24
Sandy Asirvatham with Sandcastle (jazz) - www.sandysmemoir.com
Sandy is a Riverside resident, so please come out to the concert!

Many Thanks to our 2008 Sponsors!

The Steven Murphy Real Estate Team (Platinum)
Federal Hill Fitness (Gold)
Bay-Vanguard Federal Savings Bank (Gold)
Dr. Richard Lamb DDS (Silver)
Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance (Silver)

Keep our park green!
Spread the word electronically, and please pack out what you pack in!


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Walgreens Opposition Letter

General NewsResidents,

There has been a form letter added to the documents section at the top of the main page (look under zoning & development) or open this link:
http://www.riversideactiongroup.org/filemgmt/visit.php?lid=12

This letter can be emailed to the city Planning department in opposition of a proposed Walgreens at the corner of Key Highway and Lawrence St.

Best regards,

Brad Slater
President
RNA
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Concerts In Riverside Park return!

General NewsThe Sunday Summer Concerts at Riverside Park Return!

The Friends of Riverside Park invite you to pack a picnic, relax with your neighbors and enjoy local music while supporting your neighborhood park!

All baked goods and raffle proceeds benefit Friends of Riverside Park
in their efforts to maintain and improve our park.

Concerts start at 6:30 pm.

August 17
Dirty River Band (bluegrass) - www.dirtyriverdc.com

August 24
Sandy Asirvatham with Sandcastle (jazz) - www.sandysmemoir.com

Many Thanks to our 2008 Sponsors!

The Steven Murphy Real Estate Team (Platinum)
Federal Hill Fitness (Gold)
Bay-Vanguard Federal Savings Bank (Gold)
Dr. Richard Lamb DDS (Silver)
Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance (Silver)

Keep our park green!
Spread the word electronically, and please pack out what you pack in!

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Neighborhood Cleanup 8/9

General NewsA notice that there is a Riverside Neighborhood Clean-Up next Saturday, 8/9. We will meet at 9 AM at the Gazebo and concentrate efforts around homes of those that show up. Bags, brooms, rakes, shovels, and heavy-duty gloves will be provided. The roll-off (dumpster) will be placed at the intersection of Light and Heath. The clean-up should last until about 11:30 AM. If you think you can help out, please email us at ragsobo@yahoo.com. Please feel free to pass this on to any of your neighbors. Thanks!
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Aggressive Panhandling Information

General NewsAt the June 30 meeting, members inquired about agressive panhandling. Tom Yeager from the Downtown Partnership provided this link to more information/city code.

http://cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/charterandcodes/

Select Article 19 Police ordinances

Select sub 47 soliciting

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